Best practices

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• Best practices
• ETCF Information Days
• April 3rd 2008
• Ankara

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TCDP experience

• ETCF is based on the experience and success of
  TCDP I II

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Same overall objective

• to strengthen the dialogue and co-operation
  between the Turkish Chambers and their
  counterparts in the EU

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Different specific objectives

• TCDP I II aimed in particular at strengthening
  the role of TU chambers to enhance the
  internationalisation of enterprises and their
  role as key players in local development

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TCDP I II partnerships

• 21 sustainable partnerships
• TCDP I 10 partnerships
• TCDP II 11 partnerships (extension of 6 old
  partnerships establishment of 5 new
  partnerships)

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Importance of best practices

• To elaborate your own project, and in particular
  to define activities adapted to your particular
  needs
• to pick up ideas for service improvements within
  your own organisation.

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Wide diffusion of best practices

• Experience shared with previous participants
• Closing Conferences Istanbul 2002 Izmir 2005
• TCDP I II brochures

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TCDP I partnerships
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TCDP II partnerships
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Adana CC regional CCIs Sheffield CCI

• Improving the Chambers services in the fields of
  international trade
• Establishment of the The East Mediterranean
  Trade Center,
• Upgrade of the Adana Foreign Trade Clubs web
  site to the East Mediterranean Foreign Trade
  Portal.
• Capacity building workshops on internationalisatio
  n were provided by Sheffield CCI

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Marseille Provence CCI - Konya CI Karaman CCI

• Improving the Chambers services in the fields of
  international trade and export promotion
• Upgrade of marketing tools,
• Konya CCI website improved,
• assistance to raise International and domestic
  funds
• Survey to identify exporting companies needs an
  action plan.
• Training sessions (English language
  international trade)

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Kocaeli CI Unioncamere Liguria

• Improving the Chambers services in the fields of
  international trade and export promotion
• database containing the profile of each company
  dealing with international activities to find
  business partners abroad and to identify proper
  services to companies to be set up in the future
• A monthly newsletter providing business
  opportunities from European companies
• Two economic missions
• Training programmes on EU legislation and
  standardisation process

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Barcelona CCIN - Antalya CCI, Isparta CCI
Burdur CCI

• Sustainable local development model for the
  tourism sector of the West Mediterranean region 
• Marketing Destination Organisation MDO
• MDO website including an upgraded Internet
  Booking System.
• Transfer of appropriate technologies to Turkish
  technicians and professionals so that MDO can
  operate by relying on local resources.

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Lyon CCI - Edirne CCI Corlù CCI

• language training courses with the aim to further
  develop international business
• Study visit in Lyon CCI foreign language center
• Market survey targeting both local companies and
  students to assess their interest in taking
  English courses.
• Local trainers selected and trained.
• Commercial and communication action plan to
  advertise their new services.

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TCDP II Ex-post assessment Survey

• Workshop in Ankara last February
• Main results of the survey
• Outcome of their partnership project is a full
  success.
• Improve way of doing business by introducing new
  services to members
• Activities are still partly ongoing
• Still in contact with partner chambers
• 95 have been recommending the partnership
  projects to other chambers
• And 90 want to apply to the ETCF project

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